Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ A spectacle of biodiversity thrives off the shores of Yemen http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/a-spectacle-of-biodiversity-off-the-shores-of-yemen-8797.html Environment Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:55:00 -0600 The archipelago known as Socotra consists of four small islands located 250 miles off the coast of Yemen. Socotra, known as the “Galapagos of the Middle East,” is populated by hundreds of species that cannot be found anywhere else on the planet — and tourists are flocking there. PRI: Public Radio International